parasitic

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Researchers at UC San Francisco have now identified the biological pathway that links the gut's immune response to the brain during a parasitic infection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

"Although previous DNA-based surveys have revealed a wide diversity of marine fungi, only a handful of parasitic species have ever been isolated, and their ecology has remained largely unknown," said Pou-Solà.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

The spread of New World screwworm in Mexico, a parasitic fly that can infect livestock, adds another layer of uncertainty.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The common and highly contagious parasitic infection can cause diarrhea in animals as well as people.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The Fox Brothers Circus has just collapsed, and Uncle Al is ecstatic because they employed the world-famous Charles Mansfield-Livingston, a handsome, dapper man with a parasitic twin growing out of his chest.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen